DETROIT – On this episode of Internet Advisor, the gang tackles one of its most frequently asked questions: What do you recommend we buy for our next laptop? Each member of our team chimed in with helpful tips about everything from CPU speed to display size.
To make the discussion a little more practical, we chose a recent laptop sold on Amazon and displayed above. We don’t want everyone to run out and buy this Lenovo laptop but we do want you to see that there are some very capable laptop computers for under $400, depending on your computing needs.
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- CPU (dual core, i3, AMD)
- Screen Size (13″ vs 15 or 17 “)
- To touch or not to Touch Screen
- Hard Drive : SATA (mechanical), SSD (Solid State Drive), Hybrid (combination of SSD and SATA gives speed and max storage for less $)
- RAM (4 GB base but 8GB preferred. May be added later.
- OS -PC: Windows 10 64 bit Home Edition
- Security (Windows Defender included free on Win 10)
- Reviews (Read more than just Amazon. People make a living posting reviews! Be careful and don’t believe everything you read. Check thoroughly)
Cal’s Principles:
Get your hands on the computer. Get in front of it, check out the screen and the feel of the keys.
Durability: you get what you pay for. Make sure that you are getting a computer that is sturdy and reliable.
